When my colleagues Steve Pedery, Rob Klavins, and myself sat down in November to talk about the traveling wolf "OR-7" we had no idea just how far this wandering wolf would go.

We also had no idea how far the brainstorm we came up with that day would go.

We figured OR-7 needed a legitimate name. He'd already become the first wolf west of the Cascades in 65 years (and would soon become the first wolf in California in almost a century). A celebrity of his status needed to be know by a name other than one ascribed by the collar around his neck.

So, we launched a naming (and art) contest to connect people from across Oregon and the world to the amazing journey of this remarkable wolf. Little did we know how far the news would spread. Late last week, we had another amazing chapter in the story of OR-7 (now known as Journey!) with NBC's Brian Williams kicking off the story in NBC Nightly News. Watch the video below: